District Cooling workshop in Amaravati highlights $ 5 billion investment potential
Vijayawada: A significant investment opportunity has emerged in Amaravati, with the potential for District Cooling to attract USD 5 billion. Tabreed India, in collaboration with the Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE) and Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH, hosted the regional workshop, ‘Cooling India’s Cities’, in Amaravati on Thursday. This event was part of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between Tabreed India and GIZ, under the latter’s ‘Energy Efficiency Cooling’ programme, jointly implemented with the Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE), Ministry of Power. The workshop brought together diverse stakeholders from government, industry, and academia to explore opportunities and address regulatory and operational barriers to facilitate the adoption of District Cooling in the greenfield capital city of Amaravati and the broader state of Andhra Pradesh.
Sudheer Perla stated, “Amaravati’s vision as a greenfield capital balancing environmental stewardship and equitable growth provides the perfect opportunity to implement District Cooling to leverage the circularity benefits it can offer. Through the potential case studies we have assessed for the region, including the capital of Amaravati, District Cooling presents a USD 5 billion investment opportunity through reduced power load and energy consumption. Amaravati has the potential to become a lighthouse city for sustainable urban development across Andhra Pradesh and the entire country.”
Participants collectively emphasised the potential for District Cooling to meet the state’s growing cooling demands in a sustainable manner through an enabling regulatory framework that integrates cooling into the urban planning process, with pre-feasibility studies, collaborative business models (such as public-private partnerships), and enhanced training and awareness programmes. The workshop culminated in a shared vision of establishing Andhra Pradesh as a leader in the adoption of District Cooling technologies, aiming to become the most energy-efficient state in India by 2028.
